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Griffith Creek U.D.

Serves an area of Marion County, TN that includes Griffith Creek · 1,104 people served

Federal records show no health-based violations and 4 monitoring/reporting issues for Griffith Creek U.D. in the last ten years. At least one of these issues remains unresolved.

  • TN0000278
  • WHITWELL
  • TN
  • 1,104 served

System profile

Source water Purchased surface water
ZIP 37397
EPA system ID TN0000278

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
0
Resolved
0
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
4

Key facts

  • Griffith Creek U.D. buys its water from Big Creek Utility District.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order with a penalty by Tennessee, May 2008.
  • Record on file since 1990, with 12 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 253 unknown out of 552 service lines.

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Health-based violations

Since October 2016

Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.

None since October 2016.

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.

Issue Start date Status
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
 Apr 1, 2019 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
 Apr 1, 2019 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2017 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Dec 5, 2016 Active

Full record since 1990

EPA's records for Griffith Creek U.D. go back to 1990. Before October 19, 2016 they list 12 health-based violations (9 resolved, 3 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 15 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 0 7
2000s 12 6
2010 to October 18, 2016 0 2
October 19, 2016 to 2019 0 4

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), began October 2008, Resolved.

Show all 12 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.082 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
 Oct 1, 2008 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.089 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2008 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.101 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2008 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.103 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2008 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.105 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2007 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.101 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2007 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.103 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2007 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.105 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2007 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.1056 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2006 Archived
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.09928 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2006 Archived
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.08167 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
 Apr 1, 2006 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jun 1, 2004 Resolved

Enforcement actions

Tennessee regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Griffith Creek U.D. in 2008. The most recent was a compliance order with a penalty in May 2008.

Date By Action Violations covered
May 12, 2008 Tennessee Compliance order with a penalty 13 violations (11 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)

Where the water comes from

Griffith Creek U.D. buys its water from Big Creek Utility District. It lists no wells or intakes of its own. 1 other community water system buys water from Griffith Creek U.D.

Buys water from

Community systems that buy water from it

Annual water quality report

Griffith Creek U.D. must give its customers an annual water quality report (Consumer Confidence Report) by July 1, with the levels its tests found in the previous year.

Where the state allows it, systems serving fewer than 10,000 people may publish the report in a local newspaper or news site instead of mailing it, and must provide a copy on request.

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Testing your own water

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